For years, before adding the candy treats, Easter baskets have been stuffed with all sorts of fillers, from cellophane grass to shredded paper and more!  But today, the most unique option is available – edible Easter grass!  It may sound crazy, but this is a really fun basket innovation.  Imagine your children’s surprise when not only are their chocolate bunnies and jelly beans edible, but their basket filler as well!  (Edible Easter Grass, $3.50)

Consider adding this latest creation to your baskets this year!

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Tags: edible easter grass, basket stuffing, filler

Look What I Found – A Solution for Every Fashion Problem!

There’s a wide variety of fashion problem solvers in the market place, but this is the first website that I’ve found that captures the full array of products in one spot!  At Shop Go Girl, you’ll find essential items for travel, evenings out and everyday good looks!

Specialty items include:

• Lint on the Go Sheets
• Smudge Sponge
• Apparel Tape
• Pucker Up Lip Balm
• Germs Be Gone Travel Trio
• Cramp ‘N Style

And my personal favorite from this site is definitely the Le Receipt keeper!  How many times have you stuffed receipts into your purse or wallet optimistically hoping that you’ll be able to find them later if an exchange is needed?  This cute little purse is the perfect spot to stow receipts and know exactly where they are!

Take a look at  Shop Go Girl now and enjoy 10% off all purchases with code ‘BusyBee’ !

The Love is in the Mail!

Forget the candy that will be gone all too fast and instead, treat a little one in your life to this charming Valentine mailbox from Uncommon Goods!  This unique gift is handmade of felt and wool and includes a working flag, valentines, envelopes, mailing labels, stamps and two types of messages that can all be used again and again!

“Let’s Play Mail” encourages creativity and family interaction, as well as some plain old fun!  I love the classic feel of this toy and the imaginative play that will result! (Let’s Play Mail! My Valentines Set, $50)

P.S.  Even better, Uncommon Goods will donate $5 from every sale to the relief efforts in Haiti!

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Look What I Found: A Charming Gift from Timree!

Sometimes it’s the little things that really do mean the most and this gift is no exception!  Tiny, hand painted round dishes from Timree, a boutique in Newport Beach, California, measure about four inches in diameter and are unique, decorative and actually even practical!

• For babies, the small dishes feature a pacifier and are personalized to make a special place to keep a binkie safe and clean!  (binkie dish)

• Another dish is perfect for your best friend, with a bouquet of flowers and the inscription “You are So Special to Me.”  (best friend dish)

• Teachers can be gifted with a dish detailed with push pins, paper clips and the words, “I’m lucky to have a teacher like you!”  (teachers dish)

• College girls will love the dish personalized with their college logo and colors (college girls dish)

• There’s also one for brides (brides dish)

• and perhaps funniest of all, there’s a special dish, with a version for boys and girls, that begs kids not to lose their retainers!  (boys dish; girls dish)

These dishes are just charming and the personalization options will turn the gift into a true keepsake! ($36 – $42 at Timree)

So many of my Christmas memories are rooted in annual family trips to Philadelphia to window shop, enjoy the lights and walk through animated displays like the Dickens Village (still at Macy’s!) and the Enchanted Colonial Village (formerly at Lit Brothers, now restored and on display at The Please Touch Museum!)

Given my own history, I was excited to find the book Holidays on Display!  This book, by William L. Bird, Jr., traces the evolution of holiday decorations as they moved from shop windows to the outsides of buildings and ultimately to the street in the form of parade floats!

In this fascinating and colorful history, you’ll learn about turn-of-the-century ‘trimmers’ hired by merchants to create product displays and see the fascinating advances in lighting, animation, and miniaturization. Packed with rarely seen photographs and ephemera, Holidays on Display makes it easy to see why we have such lasting emotional attachments to animated Christmas windows, passing parades and the glow of holiday lights!

This book is definitely on my Christmas wish list! (Holidays on Display, $16.47)